-election for the president, if we post late that hypothetical, then they say, well, the only problem was paul ryan should have been first on the ticket, should have been more conservative, and you know that argument. i think if it's a blowout and these are all ifs, you have a gold water type reassessment, then, yes, a, you have a desire to manufacture, and, b, you have new people in the party like a tet cruz that the president can go out and talk to and say let's be reasonable. you're a tea party guy, but let's do something that people like your parents can have a path to citizenship and -- >> that's a good idea. i'm for that. thank you, gentlemen. andrew sullivan, amazing piece. i will read it several times. >> thank you. >> ari mel ber, thank you. >>> it took a wild ending for last night's game to get wisconsin governor scott walker to finally side with union workers. that's next in the "sideshow." this is going to be talked about a long time, this bad call. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] with a driving range of more than 550 miles you'll inevitably find yourself on a de